Alex Kotlowitz

immigrant for 48 hours after their scheduled release in order to give them time to take the person into custody. Most communities complied with the program, if it involved a serious offense but many did not comply when it involved a minor charge. (Kotlowitz). In a one year period ending in September 2013 New York City turned over more than 3,000 undocumented immigrants to ICE agents. New York City became aware that, the agreement was voluntary and the Federal government could not require them…

Two Nations and One Movement In the world, there are many different ethnic groups, so there are different colors. According to this result, the struggle for national independence should start, and racial discrimination would begin. Today, no one knows exactly where history goes, but the struggle continues to the present. The actions of this movement are not only very common, though it is in times of social acceptance and unacceptability. Although the Black Lives Matter movement considered very…

Violence creates death, which leads to revenge, then back to violence. It’s an unending cycle of chaos that needs to be solved. Violence is all around us, in poverty stricken parts of Chicago, in cities all around the world, even in stories like Hamlet. But how does this unending cycle determine one’s control over their fate? With all these places that violence erupts from all have one thing in common. The more violence a person creates, they limit their ability to control their fate because…

not only affects one’s fate but many people are involved with this sort of violent manner. An example of collective violence that affects the fate of others are displayed in a feature article “Blocking the Transmission of Violence” written by Alex Kotlowitz. Martin Torres used to be affiliated with a Hispanic gang. The gang use violence toward others as a threat to obtain a certain objective. Violence has altered Martin Torres fate by changing how he is supposed to…

The Other Side of The River, by Alex Kotlowitz, is a story about a young black boy, Eric McGinnis, who was found dead near the river. Throughout the novel, the reader is given the chance to analyze the different perspective of social audiences on how Eric McGinnis died. We see the views of the citizens of both sides of the river, formal and informal audiences. The river, which splits the two cities, Benton Harbor and St. Joseph, symbolizes for the union that is forced upon two cities, regardless…

is easier to just turn away and pretend this “other America” doesn’t exist. “Horner sat so close to the city’s business district that from the Sears Tower observation deck, tourists could have watched Lafeyette duck gunfire on his birthday.” (Kotlowitz,…

Ashley Friedman October 25th, 2014 Tough Book Review “Powerful, clear-eyed, beautifully written…How Children Succeed will change the way you think about children, “ states Alex Kotlowitz. How Children Succeed has a plan on how to succeed and how to build grit. Paul Tough, the author of How Children Succeed, is not only a journalist, but a new parent as well. He starts off by explaining to his readers that in the summer of 2009, he made a visit to a prekindergarten classroom a couple of weeks…